Automotive
Why Does My Bike Have No Compression?

Why Does My Bike Have No Compression? As engine components wear out, you will experience low compression and have to perform the engine services described above (rings, valves, gaskets). However, “no compression” means there has been more of a catastrophic engine failure – broken camshaft, hole in ...

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Why Do I Hear A Knocking Sound In My Engine?

Why Do I Hear A Knocking Sound In My Engine? When your engine is running smoothly, the air/fuel mixture burns up in a single, controlled detonation inside each cylinder. Detonation knock is a knocking noise that you'll hear when the air fuel mixture in the cylinders is detonating in more than once ...

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Why Do My Brake Lights Stay On While Driving?

Why Do My Brake Lights Stay On While Driving? If your brake lights are staying on, it will drain your battery. The most likely cause for the brake lights staying on is the brake light switch sticking closed. You can disconnect the plug from the brake light switch at the brake light pedal to see if ...

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Why Do Scooters Lose Power?

Why Do Scooters Lose Power? In most cases a motor scooter will lose power when the combustion chamber is not provided with the correct mixture of air and gasoline. In other cases, a faulty spark plug is the cause, the lack of a proper spark will inhibit power on a moped or motor scooter resulting ...

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Why Do They Put Down Loose Gravel?

Why Do They Put Down Loose Gravel? The “gravel” is actually aggregate that sticks to the emulsion and, after rolling and sweeping, provides a skid-resistant surface to improve safety. As vehicles travel over the newly applied surface, some of the aggregate may come loose under the tires. ...

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Why Do Umbrellas Have Curved Handles?

Why Do Umbrellas Have Curved Handles? By the 17th century, umbrellas began to adopt a curved handle compared to the previous stick handles. The curvature of the handle was intended to allow a servant to easily hold the umbrella at an angle to shield their employer. Despite rarely being used, many ...

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Why Do You Need A Special Dimmer Switch For Led Lights?

Why Do You Need A Special Dimmer Switch For Led Lights? Do LED lights require a special dimmer switch? Use an LED Dimmer switch What happens if you don't use an LED dimmer switch? If the bulb box does not say it's dimmable, don't use it with dimmer switches. If you do, your bulb can wear ...

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Why Do You Need Jack Stands?

Why Do You Need Jack Stands? You must use jack stands when you work underneath your vehicle. If you don't, you run the risk of serious injury or even death. People have been crushed to death when vehicles that were improperly secured fell on them. Never jack up a vehicle without blocking the wheels ...

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Why Do You Sleeve A Block?

Why Do You Sleeve A Block? The primary reason for sleeving an engine to either repair a cylinder bore or protect it from damage in the first place. Sleeves can also be used to restore a particular bore size if a cylinder has to be “bored out” to repair a cracked or otherwise damaged engine. ...

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Why Does A Muffler Leak Water?

Why Does A Muffler Leak Water? What about that water dripping out of the tailpipe? It normal and harmless condensation of water vapor This is caused by the exhaust system getting really hot, then cooling down, which causes moisture to collect, or condense, in the muffler and pipes. It then manages ...

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Who Makes The Bird Scooter?

Who Makes The Bird Scooter? Bird Rides, Inc. Bird is a micromobility company based in Santa Monica, California. Founded in September 2017 Bird operated shared electric scooters in over 100 cities in Europe, the Middle East, and North America with 10 million rides in its first year of operation. ...

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Why Did Ford Change Their Logo?

Why Did Ford Change Their Logo? This brief and unsuccessful Ford design put the brand signature on top of an orange/dark blue winged pyramid. Although intended to show the product's speed, grace, and stability, the logo was quickly removed after Henry Ford expressed his dislike of it. Did ...

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